Tag Archives: Gliophorus psittacinus

Fungi at Ferndale Park, Blue Gum Reserve and the Lane Cove River – 18 May 2022

This was a full day spent visiting some reserves near Chatswood then walking along the Lane Cove River to another spot and photographing the fungi that was out. The fungi season is starting to improve in a big way! Ferndale … Continue reading

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park and The Lane Cove River – 28 July 2019

This was a good trip. It had been very dry, but I found a lot more fungi than I expected. I started off by walking down to Ferndale Park from Chatswood Station. I did not find too much fungi out, … Continue reading

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Fungi in the Lane Cove Valley – 12 July 2019

This was an excellent fungi spotting trip. I caught the metro to Macquarie Park and then walked to Lane Cove National Park. I followed the Riverside Path to the weir near the Park Visitor Centre. I crossed on the weir … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 28 May 2017

This excursion was really an update to see how the fungi near Porters Creek that I think is Gliophorus psittacinus was going. I started from Macquarie Park Station and walked into Lane Cove National Park and soon arrive at the Porters … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 24 May 2017

After visiting Ferndale Park, I farewelled Ray and Elma, and walks down to the Lane Cove River at Fullers Bridge. I crossed the bridge and the followed the Riverside Track upstream to Porters Creek. The fungi was good – particularly … Continue reading

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Ferndale Park Fungi – The Mystery Pink Waxcaps – 4 August 2016

It had been raining and I did not want to travel too far, so I headed back to Ferndale Creek at Chatswood to have another look at some of the mysterious pink waxcaps. The evening before I had been looking at … Continue reading

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park – 1 August 2016

I headed back to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to look for any new fungi. I ended up spending an interesting morning there. There seemed to be a fair bit more of the pink waxcap out. 

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Lane Cove – Chatswood Fungi – 21 July 2016

I did a nice walk from Macquarie Park to Chatswood to look for and photograph fungi. I started out from Macquarie Park Station, then entered Lane Cove National Park, walked down to Porters Creek, then headed back upstream along the … Continue reading

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